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Friday, November 7, 2014

Paid Call for Submission: We Go On - A Veteran’s Anthology for Charity

This anthology will be published to raise money for
various charities that support veterans. With each month’s royalties, I’ll
donate 100% of the profits to go to charities such as Operation Homefront or
the Wounded Warrior Project, etc.

About
the Anthology:

This Anthology will include poetry, fiction and
non-fictional stories.

Story Lengths/Payment: Anything from 1K – 15K

Accepted Poetry – Payment
is $10 plus a copy of the anthology.

Accepted
Stories under 5K – Payment is $50 plus a copy of the anthology.

Accepted
Stories Over 5K – Payment is $100 plus a copy of the anthology.

Theme/Plot for
Fictional Stories and Poetry: A story about
a veteran several years out from the war still dealing with
war-related issues like PTSD or disabilities, etc but they do not have to be
that severe either. I will not specify a war because I would like to see a
range of ages of the veterans, so think WWII or Vietnam, or current wars.
The story must be contemporary set and the veteran must be done with his
service. Another twist here that I would like to see in some stories is for the
story to be told through only one point of view, which
is not the veterans, but through the eyes of either one of their
family members or a close friend, maybe even a girlfriend or boyfriend. For
example, I will be contributing a fictional story I wrote, the inspiration for
this anthology idea, which is told 40-some years out from the Vietnam
War in the point of view of the daughter. Her father is a
Vietnam Veteran who has greatly ignored his PTSD until a traumatic
life event happens. I welcome all authors to write these.

Theme for
Non-Fiction Stories: These will be true-life stories or commentaries
about life after war written by either veterans themselves or by family and
friends of veterans. I really want to see a mix of both.

Manuscript: Just please keep it basic, Title Page,
Times New Roman, 12 pt, please no fancy formatting…

Notes: These stories will be edited professionally, so
the editor and author will have to come to an agreement on edits before a
contract will be sent.

Publication Goal: March 2015

About
the Editor, Kiki Howell: I graduated from Kent State
University with a Secondary English Education degree in 1993. I’ve been a
published author since 2007, currently having over 40 stories published with 11
different small presses. I’ve worked as a publishing administrator and an
editor, and have successfully self-published a few of my own stories over the
last few years. I’ve been an Ohioana Author and my most recent novel hit three
Top 100 Category Bestsellers Lists on Amazon. Visit www.kikihowell.com for
more information.

I’m publishing this anthology in honor of all who have
served, and for me specifically, in honor of my father, William D. Quinn, who 47 years ago was wounded
serving his country in Vietnam (Vinh Long) with the 175th AVN Co earning
himself the Purple Heart and Bronze star:

“For heroism while
engaged in serial flight in connection with military operations against a
hostile force: Specialist Quinn distinguished himself by heroic actions in 15
Feb 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam… Although seriously wounded his outstanding
display of aggressiveness, devotion to duty, and personal bravery is in keeping
with the highest standards of the military service and reflects great credit
upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.”

You know how the saying goes: many only wish to meet
their hero, but I was raised by mine. I couldn’t be more proud, and this seems
a small way to show that. The stories, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as
poetry included will be unique in that they tell a story of veterans outside of
war, how their sacrifice of service changed their lives long after the war was
over. I really hope you will want to be a part of this project that will
support so many that have selflessly given of themselves in serving our
country. I have many promotional opportunities and other unique gifts plans to
supplement this project.

What
is a Veteran?

A Veteran-- Whether active duty, discharged,
retired, reserve or national guard is someone who, at one point in his/her
life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of
America" for an amount up to, and including his/her life.

In accordance with the new FTC Guidelines for blogging and endorsements, Kiki Howell of An Author's Musings, would like to advise that in addition to purchasing my own books to review, I also receive books, and/or promotional materials, free of charge in return for an honest review, as do any guest reviewers.